Targets $ 2 Billion for Facebook in 2010

Financial analysts predict that Facebook will be the 10th of the companies that will do an IPO this year, analysts had predicted, the social networking revenues will reach $ 2 billion this year. This target fairly reasonable because members of Facebook has reached 400 million users. Quite a lot of income compared to 2009 last year which only reached 300 million.

Even in the year 2009, revenue for Facebook is estimated to reach $ 1 billion, far from the previously presented targets Facebook officer, Marc Andreesen, who just set a $ 500 million. This year, Mark Zuckberg is very optimistic Facebook reportedly able to reap revenues ranging from $ 1.2 billion to $ 2 billion. Facebook is getting considerable attention years ago in 2009. In addition reached 400 million users, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has ever awarded a 'No Boundaris Innovation Award' from the economists.

Zuckerberg accept the award for his hard work in raising Facebook as a social networking site the most sought after on earth. Facebook and the owner said this is the result of the sweet fruit while working in the last few years. No wonder this young man right away with the trophy. How not, Zuckerberg created Facebook in the age of 19 years in 2004, and in the next five years the site has 300 million members.

Besides accepting the award, Zuckerberg also have the opportunity to open the economic forum which will end in October this. This way just done on previous winners like Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia and founder of eBay Pierre Omidyar.

I think this is a remarkable accomplish by Facebook, creative and innovative in providing for the needs of users around the world. In my opinion, Facebook has provided many benefits for the users, to establish friendships and conduct business around the world.

Social Networking So Main Target of Cyberspace Attack

The popularity of Facebook and other social networks along with increased sense of worry about the attacks on the network users, according to a report released Monday by a computer security company, Sophos.  "The year 2009 witnessed Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to strengthen their position in the core position of the Internet daily activities of their users, and bear witness that all the networks that became the main target of hackers," Sophos said in a 2010 Security Threat Report it.

According to the report, criminals in cyberspace increasingly focusing their attacks on users of social networks in the past 12 months, and 57 percent of users said they had been attacked by social networking pages, up nearly 71 percent from a year ago. Nearly 36 percent of those surveyed also revealed that they sent a destroyer of the device through the pages of social networks, rose as much as 70 percent compared with the previous year.

"Dramatic increase in attacks in the past year told us that social networks and millions of users they have to do more to protect themselves from organized cyber crime, or at risk of identity theft victims," scam "- an electronic news in the internet and are lying deceptive, as if the sender will receive benefits and certain benefits, vandals device attack, "said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said in a statement.  Many pages "Web 2.0" to focus too much attention to their market perumbuhan at the expense of proper defense for their users from Internet threats, Sophos said in the report.

Only 15 Million Active Users Twitter

Data from the company's online analysis and monitoring of performance, RJ Metrics, showed that Microblogging service Twitter is used by 75 million users. Just not all of them active. According to Roger Moore, founder and CEO of Twitter, the number of Twitter users jumped dramatically. Every month approximately 6.2 million new users register the service.

However, not all of their tweets that enliven the Internet. According to Moore, about 25 percent of that account did not have any followers, and about 40 percent have never tweets once. Four-fifths of users to tweet less than 10 times and only 17 percent of Twitter users who sent a message last December. Most of the passive Twitter user this is a new person who registered after the year 2008. However, according to Moore, lamalah users most often use Twitter.

"From the new account registration shows that Twitter is growing like a rocket and it's good. However, when examined further, the new user registration rate has been declining and many of these new users have never done anything with his account and this is bad. In addition, the percentage tweet sending account continued to decline during the last six months and was even worse, "Moore said. He added that with 75 million account, the number of active tweeters about 15 million.

Obama Never used Twitter

In a visit to China, U.S. President Barack Obama make a personal confession about Twitter, Microblogging services being popular. He said that so far never used Twitter account @BarackObama even helped his election succeed. "I have never used Twitter, but I suggest to use the technology and does not restrict Internet access," Obama said in front of about 500 students in Shanghai, last weekend.

He gave the statement to start the answer to a question about Twitter and application access "Great Firewall", a special program made by the Government of China to block information is prohibited on the Internet.

More than 2.6 million people who became follower account may think the information posted directly from Obama. In fact, it was all from the McCain campaign to boost the popularity of Obama. Once Obama was elected, the current account has been taken over the Democratic National Committee.

"My thumb is too slow to type everything on the phone," Obama said explaining the reason for not using Twitter. Nevertheless, he believes strongly in the power of the Internet and claimed success won the presidential election because it can mobilize voters by using the Internet.

Knowing Obama did not use Twitter, many of the follower who may feel disappointed. "I Have Never Used" could be penetrated keyword trending topics in reaction to Obama's statement.

Social Network For Your Achievement

You can use social network to increase traffic to your blog or website. By using social network can make the development of a web site or blog you shoot very quickly. Social media connects you to the very many visitors. In social media this is the webmaster and blogger met to do something that they need to offer as a business, finding buyers, and so forth. Those who do not have a website or blog, is also active in social networking. Social network is very effective to get a friend and business relationship for each person.

Before you do the campaign on the social network, that you used to see whether social network that you select relevant to the content of your web site and match the market share of products that you offer. Many options are given to you in social network such as traffic, links, prospective buyers, and also a friend. You can have lots of friends and ask them to visit you, provide them with a link to the website or your blog.

Build communication with friends you trust to give them, after the communication is running smoothly ago to offer your product. Select a social network that match your products so that all targets can be achieved.